diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 20fff30f7a6132ac927365c305dfcf5874b3859d..7364fae0a62dd1c1324f2dbe85811c73aae44fce 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ matrix:
 
 before_install:
   - "npm config set strict-ssl false"
-  - "npm install -g npm@4.3.0"
+ # - "npm install -g npm@4.3.0"
   - "npm install -g mocha@2.x voc"
   - "npm install blanket"
   - "npm install word"